Let's See Some Awesome Boxing Cards!

[Exhibitman]

[Exhibitman]

Another day, another Louis

[G1911]

Joe Louis cards are cool, but so is $4.65 for a gallon of whiskey.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by G1911

Joe Louis cards are cool, but so is $4.65 for a gallon of whiskey.

Must be some quality stuff...

[Mark Webster]

Great cards everyone. 1930’s Jack Dempsey Ray-O-Print Outfit. Tinplate stand, negative, photo paper and original envelope. Issued by M. P. & Co. N.Y.

[Exhibitman]

This is from a Louis meet and greet in a Chicago nightclub:



i wish PSA had unfolded it and put it into an oversized holder. Some day I may have that done.

[GasHouseGang]

Here's my contribution for the week. I think this is the only Sullivan I own where he's looking to his right.

[Jerry G]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

That is the coolest Joe Louis card I have ever seen! Just imagine if he was wearing an Adam hat.

[Exhibitman]

It is pretty striking alright. My guess is it is a Brown & Bigelow image from around 1935-1937; looks like the same photo session as these:







An Adam Hats Louis would be awesome, but I have never seen one. No African American boxers at all in the H815 run, though there is a photo of Harry Cook in an oversized 2nd generation Adam Hat premium that I've seen (not sure these are even official Adam Hats pieces). But no Louis or Armstrong, or any other AA fighter of the era.

[Exhibitman]

Anyone still wanna play?

[G1911]

Who doesn't want to play with boxing cards?

Here's the Ol' Master. Though Mr. Gant looks more like a master of karate or something here. Freshly liberated from an overgraded SGC 5.5 slab that it had no business whatsoever being in.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by G1911

Who doesn't want to play with boxing cards?

Here's the Ol' Master. Though Mr. Gant looks more like a master of karate or something here. Freshly liberated from an overgraded SGC 5.5 slab that it had no business whatsoever being in.

That's quite an accurate representation of Gans, except I am guessing the sash would be red-white-blue. Original photo



His Kung Fu was mightier than yours.

[G1911]

Whether a boxing match or a Kung-Fu bout, I just know that I don't want to be within 100 miles of Gans when a fight happens.

Here's some more for today. Top is an original N43. Bottom is a box topper from 2007 A&G, one of 15, Frazier being the only pugilist. Most of the aesthetically nice (in my biased view) modern boxing cards have been randoms like this in Allen Ginter, Goodwin etc. I don't want to spam every card in my master set builds and repeat a design too much, so here's something a little different.